The Fairview school in Ashby District was located 1 1/2 miles southeast of the Mt. Crawford Depot and adjoined the Fairview Church lot. Land for the school was deeded to the Ashby District School Trustees on March 2, 1882 by Robert Tutwiler. The school had been built in 1881 prior to the opening of the 1881-82 school session. In 1897 the one-room school was replaced at the same location by a two-room school. The new school was built by the district and the patrons of the school as a cost to the district of $353 with an additional $48.25 for furnishings. The new building had one-room on the lower floor and one room on the upper floor. The Fairview school served the community until 1938 when it was closed. Even though the school had two rooms there was, for many years, only enough students for one teacher. Teachers known to have taught at Fairview are:

1902-03 Homer F. Thomas, Mary Leap

1909-10- Otta Wine, M. Wine Thomas

1910-11 Pearle Wampler

1911-12 Charles Thacker

1912-13 Ottie Wine, J. Paul Peters

1913-14 Pearle Rodeffer, Allen Harvey

1914-16 (two sessions) Clara Stinebuck, Ottie Wine

1916-17 Clara Stinebuck, Stella Garst

1917-18 Myrtle Bauserman, Dena Layman

1918-19 David L. Foley

1919-20 Nellie Pearle

1920-22 (two sessions) Esther M. Bowman

1922-23 H. C. Bell

1923-24 Ella Earman

1924-26 (two sessions) Roxie Pennington

1926-27 Ruby Huffman

1927-29 (two sessions) Barbara Painter

1929-31 (two sessions) Valentine Bolton

1931-32 Mrs. R. W. Brandeburg

1932-33 Grace M. Wright

1933-36 (three sessions) Mildred E. Firebaugh

1936-38 (two sessions) Frances E. Pence

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